The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced brownfield grants, which may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). The proposal submission deadline is November 16, 2017.

Did you miss the opportunity this past fall to submit your expenses for electronic wastes to the NYSDEC for reimbursement? Good news – only $1.2 million in grant requests were received in October, leaving almost $1.8 million available for a second chance opportunity for municipalities. DEC will accept applications for second chance opportunity funding from January 2 through January 31, 2017. The funding is available for up to 50% of a municipalities e-waste expenses.

To Provide Affordable Energy for Community Resiliency and Economic Development

Clean energy microgrids offer consistent, affordable, reliable, flexible and resilient local energy generation and delivery. Because a microgrid is localized, it can mitigate power disruptions by continuing to operate – providing electricity to its local customers – when the macrogrid is unable to serve the microgrid customers.

While this year’s CFA deadline is fast approaching (applications are due August 12), advanced planning and the help of a consulting firm such as Barton & Loguidice will help improve the likelihood of success of your application next year. While the process has been streamlined through an online application, what hasn’t changed is the amount of supporting documentation required (as is the case for most funding applications).